日本血吸虫病是一个古老的疾病。在湖南长沙马王堆汉墓和湖北江陵县的汉墓中出土的古尸内脏中都发现了日本血吸虫虫卵,距今已2200余年了。在此之前是否存在本病,目前虽缺乏证据,但推测是极有可能的。也许本病是伴随中华民族上下五千年历史的疾病。几千年来,日本血吸虫病也是危害我国劳动人民身体健康的最为严重的寄生虫病。从 Schistosomiasis japonica is an ancient disease. More than 2,200 years ago, Schistosoma japonicum eggs were found in the graves of the Mawangdui Han Tombs in Changsha, Hunan Province and in the ancient corpses unearthed from the Han Tombs in Jiangling County, Hubei Province. Before the existence of the disease, although the current lack of evidence, but the speculation is very likely. Perhaps the disease is accompanied by the disease of the Chinese nation up and down five thousand years of history. For thousands of years, schistosomiasis japonica is also the most serious parasitic disease that endangers the health of our working people. From